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MAY 7, 2018

It’s useful to know this since you may end up getting your slide level audio broken down by slide or you might get one long file. Being familiar with the ways you can import audio will help you with each of these situations and save you a bunch of time.

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APRIL 23, 2014

However, in my experience developing eLearning, I put the attention span of an adult learner at  15-20 seconds per slide or scene. If the slide/scene plays any longer, your learner will begin to fog out. Your student will have enough time to understand and absorb the content before moving on to the next slide. Interested? 

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

by Kevin Siegel    You can import or record audio to just about anything in Adobe Captivate. Right-click a slide object and you'll find you can select Audio > Import to  (or  Record to ). Right-click a slide and you'll find the exact same menu items.

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MARCH 9, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint. However, the audio is not coming working. How do I get the audio in PowerPoint to work in Captivate?  The audio worked fine.

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MARCH 9, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint. However, the audio is not coming working. How do I get the audio in PowerPoint to work in Captivate?  The audio worked fine.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

by Kevin Siegel      If you're a Captivate developer working with non-Captivate developers, you may be asked to share some of your project assets so those assets can be used in other applications. I had a PowerPoint developer ask to use one of the audio clips in my Captivate project in his PowerPoint presentation.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      During every  Captivate beginner class , time is spent on the second day teaching everyone how to use Captivate's Text-to-Speech feature to convert slide notes into speech. It would help I, at the very least, I can select all of a slide's notes at once and change the agent.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

It's not a big deal if you don't need the playbar, but what if you need to give your learners the ability to mute/unmute the audio? You need to use this variable in the project to allow the learner to control the audio when there isn't a playbar.    Insert the Mute button on slide 1 of the project.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

by Jennie Ruby    The best practice when recording a voiceover script to narrate a series of slides is to create a separate audio recording for each slide. Instead of closing the Slide Audio dialog box between every recording, you can record to multiple slides in one session.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Selecting the Enable Accessibility option ( Edit > Preferences > Publishing ) makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when Enable Accessibility is selected: Project name (derived from Project Properties).

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JULY 31, 2011

I received an interesting email last week from a Captivate developer asking where imported audio was physically stored on the computer. She had edited much of the audio from within Captivate and needed to share some of the edited clips with team members in her office. Select some or all of the audio files.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Adobe Captivate likes to confirm your actions. Attempting to delete a slide object? Captivate will prompt you to confirm the action. Deleting audio? In the image below, I'm attempting to delete an unwanted slide from my Filmstrip. The slide was good and gone.

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JUNE 3, 2013

How long was it between Adobe Captivate 5 and 6? Adobe has promised a more aggressive upgrade cycle for its programs that will make even the recent upgrade cycles look almost snail-like. Case in point: version 7 of the Captivate software was released today. Track all conversations using the Learning Analytics dashboard.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When importing voiceover audio into Adobe Captivate, I always suggest that audio be added directly to the slide instead of objects on the slide ( Audio > Import to > Slide ). By importing audio directly onto the slide, you'll have more direct control over the audio.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        When adding audio to a Captivate project, you can add audio in a couple of different ways. For instance, you can import audio directly to a project's background or onto a slide. In the image below, audio was added to a few slides. Never fear.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        When adding audio to a Captivate project, you can add audio in a couple of different ways. For instance, you can import audio directly to a project's background or onto a slide. In the image below, audio was added to a few slides. Never fear.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

by Kevin Siegel, CTT,  COTP ,   I received the following email last week concerning Adobe Captivate and accessibility. Hi,   I’m using your  Adobe Captivate 9: Beyond the Essentials  workbook to learn how to make an eLearning module accessible and I have a question.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Captivate developers have been able to add background audio to their projects since Captivate was known as RoboDemo. The process of adding background audio hasn't changed much over the years. In Adobe Captivate 5, you simply choose Audio > Import to > Background and open the audio file (wav or mp3).

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JUNE 25, 2019

However, what I'm loving is the addition of Icons , more 360 Assets , Images , Videos , Audio , and Buttons.   I selected the image I wanted, clicked the Insert button and the image appeared on my slide. Keep in mind that after inserting these assets, you can still edit them within Captivate just like always.

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DECEMBER 1, 2012

Selecting the 508 Compliance option makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when the 508 Compliance option is selected:  Project name (derived from Project Properties). Slide accessibility text.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Adobe Captivate offers the ability to make eLearning courses accessible (508 compliant). Captivate has the ability to add slide notes and then convert slide notes into closed caption text. Close captioned text appears on the slide during run time. Below is how to convert slide notes to closed captioned text.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

At a certain point, the lesson zooms in on a character’s computer screen, and suddenly a software simulation starts in Adobe Captivate.   But how did I get the same TTS voice from GoAnimate to Captivate? .        Next, I exported the audio files from Captivate. (An

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MAY 21, 2013

Have you ever visited the Preferences dialog box in Adobe Captivate (Windows users, Edit > Preferences ; Mac users,  Adobe Captivate > Preferences ), made several changes and later, maybe months later, needed those settings on another computer running Captivate? Looking to learn Captivate quickly?

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AUGUST 13, 2015

by Jennie Ruby  Before recording voiceover narration directly in Captivate, you'll want to calibrate the microphone you intend to use from inside Captivate. After selecting the slide to record the narration to, choose  Audio > Record to > Slide. But you can change that on the next step.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Selecting the 508 Compliance option makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when the 508 Compliance option is selected: Project name (derived from Project Properties). Slide accessibility text.

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MAY 1, 2017

.   Adobe has raised the bar quite a bit with Captivate 2017. To add closed captions, add voiceover audio to a slide and then choose Audio > Audio Management. Select the slide you'd like to caption and click the Closed Caption tool at the bottom of the Advanced Audio Management dialog box.

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MARCH 27, 2015

by Jennie Ruby    I often point out in my classes on  writing eLearning voiceover scripts  that a script is necessary so that when you record the audio you don't skip anything, don't stumble, and don't say "um." In the Slide Notes pane, you click the TTS check box.

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JUNE 18, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Last week I told you about the great enhancements you'll see in Adobe Captivate 8 when it comes to  image buttons.   The first thing you'll see when you start Captivate is the Welcome screen. Previous versions of Captivate included five Text to Speech Agents.

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MARCH 7, 2018

  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools?

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MAY 3, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        During my  live, online Adobe Captivate classes , I teach students how to use Captivate's Text to Speech feature. Text to Speech is an easy-to-use utility that will instantly convert written text into audio files. And why not?

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JUNE 13, 2017

Adobe Captivate 2017 is packed with a ton of new features. Set the slide On Enter Action to run our new count_up Advanced Action. Then we display those two variables on the slide so we can watch as the coolness unfolds. Preview the slide in the browser. Why would I use that? Or, how would I use that?

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Adding audio to your Captivate project is one of the best ways to increase the effectiveness of the lesson. When the time comes to add audio, you have a couple of different options. For instance, if you want to add audio to the project slide, you would choose Audio > Import to > Slide.

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MAY 15, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    During every  Captivate beginner class , time is spent on the second day teaching everyone how to use Captivate's Text-to-Speech feature to convert slide notes into speech. Here's how: First, go through your project and convert the slide notes to speech.

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MARCH 12, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago: I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I’m in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint. However, the audio is not coming working. Captivate only uses the wav and mp3 file format. The audio worked fine. Interesting problem.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

You can import PowerPoint presentations into an existing Captivate project, or create a new Captivate project that uses the PowerPoint slides. Importing a PowerPoint presentation into Captivate couldn't be easier. and audio bookmarks were not supported within Captivate.

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MARCH 7, 2018

  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools?

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MARCH 7, 2018

  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools?

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